Bothell is a city located in the state of Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 30,150.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Bothell ranks 71st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Bothell is located at 47°46'18" North, 122°12'16" West (47.771670, -122.204421). The largest river is the Sammamish, which connects Lake Sammamish to Lake Washington.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.2 km2 (12.1 mi2). None of the area is covered with water.
Bothell is a geographical oddity in that it straddles two counties (King County and Snohomish County). Because most streets in Bothell are numbered and not named, this has the unfortunate side-effect of causing all streets that cross the county line to change numbers. For example, 104th Avenue NE in King County becomes 23rd Avenue SE when it crosses into Snohomish County.
As of the census of 2000, there are 30,150 people, 11,923 households, and 7,928 families residing in the city. The population density is 966.1/km2 (2,501.5/mi2). There are 12,303 housing units at an average density of 394.2/km2 (1,020.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 87.28% White, 1.16% African American, 0.62% Native American, 5.96% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 1.76% from other races, and 3.00% from two or more races. 4.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 11,923 households, out of which 33.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% are non-families. 25.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 3.05.
In the city the population is spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $59,264, and the median income for a family is $68,580. Males have a median income of $48,476 versus $34,385 for females. The per capita income for the city is $26,483. 5.1% of the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Bothell was until recently predominantly a bedroom community with most of its residents working outside of the city. Starting in the 1990s, several businesses opened offices in Bothell, creating a regional employment center providing about 20,000 jobs. Many of these businesses are located in the Canyon Park and North Creek business districts.
Biotechnology is a key industry, with Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Seattle Genetics Incorporated, Epoch Biosciences, and Blue Heron Biotechnology all opening corporate headquarters in Bothell. Medical device manufacturers such as Aculight are also located in Bothell.
Computer technology, data, and telecommunications are well represented, and include companies such as Leviton Voice and Data, Systems Interface, and Teltone.
Engineering firms, including electrical engineering, environmental engineering, and civil engineering, are well represented. Examples include RH2 Engineering, North Creek Analytical, ECS Engineering, and Path Engineers.
Bothell also has companies working on new or improved energy technologies, including Neah Power Systems.
The Seattle Times moved its main production facility to the North Creek business district in Bothell in 2001.
Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington satellite campus are planned to provide education for over 10,000 students within the next several years, providing jobs for faculty and staff, and providing educated workers for other businesses in the city.
Bothell was officially incorporated on April 14, 1909, though it has been inhabited by people of European descent since 1870.
Prior to European settlement, the Sammamish River Valley from Lake Washington to Issaquah Creek south and upstream of Lake Sammamish was inhabited by a population of as many as 200 native Americans known as the Sammamish. The Sammamish were relocated after the Puget Sound War in 1856 to reservations and non-reservation lands.
In 1870, Columbus S. Greenleaf and George R. Wilson filed land claims in the area abandoned by the Sammamish near present-day Bothell, and built homes. Eight families followed over the next six years. In 1876, Canadian George Brackett bought land and began commercial logging out of a camp located on the north bank of the Sammamish River in what is now the heart of downtown Bothell. A store, school, and sawmill followed over the next several years.
In 1885, Brackett sold 80 acres to David Bothell, a settler from Pennsylvania. The town's first postmaster, who bought his property from Bothell, named the town in his honor in 1888. Later that same year, a local railroad was built through the town to transport coal from Issaquah.
Bothell continued to grow as logging expanded and boat traffic brought increasing amounts of goods and passengers up and down the river. As more people moved into the area, the Army Corps of Engineers decided to dredge and straighten the river in the years shortly after Bothell's incorporation. Most boat traffic came to an abrupt end only a few years later when Lake Washington was lowered in 1917. Water transport also shifted to trucks after a brick road was built from Seattle. The logging economy declined quickly around the same time, and the local economy shifted to farming.
After World War II, better highways and a post-war boom brought suburban development to Bothell. These new neighborhoods and a series of annexations dramatically expanded Bothell's population from about 1000 in 1950 to over 30,000 as of 2006. Bothell was mostly a bedroom community for people working in Seattle until the 1990s when business development brought new jobs to create a regional employment center with about 20,000 jobs, many in high technology sectors such as biotechnology and software development. In 2000, a branch campus of the University of Washington opened in Bothell, co-located with Cascadia Community College.
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BothellWashington.com
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